I do not need
to shine as the stars
or rise with the dancers
to pivot in unbounded sky
I am content
to reside in the quiet,
unoccupied spaces
a long, slow trail
of watercolor blue
the sigh between
the stones and sea
to live loose-scattered
as glass loved smooth
by the waves
© Sarah Whiteley
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“loved smooth by the waves.” that is my aspiration, right there.
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awww… you ARE loved smooth, m’dear… it shows in your writing 🙂
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cripes it takes all i got not to say something totally inappropriate right here ack!
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if thou art a smarteth-ass, thou shalt follow thy true calling and be a smarteth-ass and cover the corners of the earth with thine smarteth-assethness, even unto the comments of far-off web-scribes… thus saith the lord…
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This is just absolutely beautiful! Took my breath away as I read it aloud…what a wonderful way to end my day.
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Very beautiful!!
to live loose-scattered
as glass loved smooth
by the waves
I especially love the image of these last three lines!
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serenely written, so much emotion in such a few words, lovely…
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thank you,… what a lovely comment 🙂
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You have written Sarah what I would love to have written to describe how I want to live.
I shall print this off – pin it on the cork board in my kitchen and smile every time I read it.
David
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David, I am most honored you liked this enough to print it and post it somewhere… bless you 🙂
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a beautiful poem with wondeful images!
Francina
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well said ,so peacefully Sarah
I dig this one… 🙂
Peace. x
Laz
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thanks, Laz! 🙂
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I love this place –
“the sigh between
the stones and sea”.
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